The first reviews of the Sprint EVO 4G are appearing on the web, and I haven’t seen any surprises to knock it off my want list. Sprint and HTC have joined to bring what is undoubtedly the most powerful Android phone, make that smartphone, ever produced. Read More »
Archive for May 2010
Don’t expect Netflix to start supporting HTML5 video playback anytime soon, according to cloud architect Adrian Cockcroft. Without a good way to protect the streaming video available through its Watch Instantly service, the company won’t be able to make content available using the nascent web standard. Read More »
BrightSource Energy, a developer of utility-scale solar thermal power plants, has raised $150 million in a fourth-round of equity financing. The massive new investment announced this morning puts it in a growing group of greentech startups that have raised more than $300 million. Read More »
Many on Capitol Hill are becoming fans of Apple’s iPad. Some view it as a way to replace the antiquated technology in D.C., as well as the stacks of paper and enormous binders of legislation. Some think it will have an bigger impact than the BlackBerry. Read More »
The Guardian newspaper in Britain, which has been providing access to its content through its Open Platform project for a little over a year on an experimental basis, says the project is now “open for business” and that it wants to partner with developers and companies. Read More »
A day after a Pakistani court suspended access to Facebook, the country has blocked its citizens from being able to access YouTube and about 450 other sites as part of a widening ban on Internet content deemed offensive. Read More »
When running a business, it can sometimes be hard to draw the line between being of service and being taken advantage of by customers, clients and other professionals. Here are a few ways to reinforce that line. Read More »
MIPS is one of more than a dozen hardware companies that was mentioned during Google’s announcement of its open source WebM video project. MIPS Director of Strategic Marketing Kevin Kitagawa told us why his company is supporting WebM and its open source video codec VP8. Read More »
VMIX has announced a shakeup in its senior management team, replacing its CEO with a turnaround specialist whose main area of expertise seems to be taking over companies in dire straits and putting them on the right path, raising questions about the health of the start-up. Read More »
With Microsoft’s work with Ford and GM’s recent partnership with Google on the Chevy Volt, it’s looking like automakers are teaming up with various Internet giants. How will the unions play out? Read More »
Finally, the big day has arrived. Apple has approved the GigaOM iPhone app — it’s now available via the iTunes store for download. One brand, one app…download it now from the iTunes store. It works both on the iPhone and the iPod touch. Read More »
What happens to an industry when the price of a core component suddenly drops, the credit crisis hits, and countries look to pull crucial subsidies? Well, for the traditional solar industry that means 2010 will be a year of “gross oversupply.” Read More »
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